[Gideon Moi (left) with Uhuru Kenyatta. KANU party is said to be unhappy with Uhuru’s cabinet nominations. Photo/Nation]
Independence party KANU is after all not impressed following President Uhuru Kenyatta's decision to omit key luminaries from government appointments.
At a delegate meeting last year, Uhuru had promised to include KANU in government and even went ahead to visit retired President Daniel Moi.
"When we shall be forming government, I want to assure that Kanu will be part of us," said Uhuru at delegates conference.
Interestingly, despite enjoying cordial relationship with KANU chairman Gideon Moi, Uhuru may have omitted the party from nominations.
And an official who spoke in confidence insists that the party is 'angry' with the president for 'breaching' a memorandum of understanding.
"Uhuru had met Nyayo (Moi) and he cannot have just met for tea. Even if Gideon's differences with William Ruto were too much, why not even have a seat for Nyayo?" asked the official.
He further said: "We would have liked to be in Uhuru's government but maybe we were not good enough. I don't know the crimes we committed."
Although Moi has not come out public over the nominations, he adds, KANU is 'angry' with Uhuru for betraying them.
When Uhuru named his first batch of ministers, sources intimated that Ruto may have objected inclusion of Moi's allies in government.